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Box-Modes

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Box-Modes[edit]

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This is going to be an overview of settings in the box UI-Module depending on the configured mode.
All variables named below were acquired by ctlmgr_ctl r box settings/<variable> [/activated].
Unfotunately the box module does not support ctlmgr_ctl u box to list it completely.

IP-Client[edit]

IP-Client (LAN) or Mesh-Repeater (LAN) mode:

  • dsldmode: dsldmode_bridge
  • opmode: opmode_eth_ipclient
  • ata_mode: 1
  • lanbridge: 1
  • fullbridge: 0
  • dslbridge_if_routing: 0

WLAN-Repeater[edit]

WLAN-Repeater (WDS2) or Mesh-Repeater (WLAN) mode:

  • dsldmode: dsldmode_bridge
  • opmode: opmode_eth_ipclient
  • ata_mode: 1
  • lanbridge: 1
  • fullbridge: 0
  • dslbridge_if_routing: 0

Modes[edit]

dsldmode[edit]

This enumeration is defined in libar7cfg.so:

dsldmode_bridge       # IP-Client, WLAN-Repeater, Mesh-Repeater, .......
dsldmode_router       # DSL-Router without PPPoE-Passthrough
dsldmode_both         # DSL-Router with PPPoE-Passthrough - used by Alice IAD and Telekom OEM models, or by manual activation.
dsldmode_full_bridge

opmode[edit]

This enumeration is defined in libcmapi.so:

opmode_other
opmode_standard
opmode_modem
opmode_pppoe
opmode_pppoa
opmode_pppoa_llc
opmode_ether
opmode_ipnlpid
opmode_ipsnap
opmode_ipraw
opmode_eth_pppoe
opmode_eth_ip
opmode_eth_ipclient   # IP-Client, WLAN-Repeater, Mesh-Repeater
opmode_usb_modem      # USB UMTS-Modem of LTE-Modem
opmode_wlan_ip        # IP-Router via WLAN ???
opmode_usb_tethering  # USB-Tethering using a smart phone
opmode_multiwan_lte   # 6890 Multi-WAN routing

Research[edit]

The following script hase been used;

echo -n "* dsldmode: "
ctlmgr_ctl r box settings/dsldmode
echo -n "* opmode: "
ctlmgr_ctl r box settings/opmode
echo -n "* ata_mode: "
ctlmgr_ctl r box settings/ata_mode
echo -n "* lanbridge: "
ctlmgr_ctl r box settings/lanbridge/activated
echo -n "* fullbridge: "
ctlmgr_ctl r box settings/fullbridge/activated
echo -n "* dslbridge_if_routing: "
ctlmgr_ctl r box settings/dslbridge_if_routing/activated